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BidBroward Privacy Policy

Privacy
Policy

The most recent Amendments to this Privacy Policy were posted on April
23, 2014.

The Privacy Policy for the BidBroward.com Web Site ("Web Site") addresses the treatment of
information you submit on the Web Site, including information about
yourself and Bid specifications you enter on the Web Site.

Broward County ("County") and Grant Street Group ("Grant Street") will treat taxpayer identification numbers
(which include both Social Security and employer identification
numbers) and personal financial information including, for example,
bank account information as confidential and will only use such
information for the purposes for which it is being provided and to
comply with any legal or regulatory requirements. (This kind of
information is required for purposes of completing the online IRS Form
W-9 and electronic payment authorization). The security of this
information depends on, among other things, the security of your
computer and the network it may be on, the security you use to protect
your confidential information, the security provided by your Internet
access services provider, the security of the means of transmission of
data through the Internet and, more generally, on the effectiveness of
the security technologies that are used to protect your confidential
information. Although the County and Grant Street take
reasonable security precautions regarding information transmitted to
and stored on the Web Site, due to the open nature of the Internet,
the County and Grant Street cannot guarantee that any information stored
on their servers, or transmitted to or from the Web Site, will be free
from unauthorized access, and the County and Grant Street disclaim
any liability for any theft or loss of, unauthorized access or damage
to, or interception of any data or communications. By using the Web
Site, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these
risks.

Please note that Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you
to provide your correct social security number or taxpayer
identification number to persons who must file information returns with
the IRS to report interest, dividends, and certain other income paid to
you. The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to
help verify the accuracy of your tax return. In addition, Federal
Statute 42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)(i) and Florida Statute 119.071(5)
govern and authorize the collection of this information by the County.

This information will not be provided to third parties or other
government agencies unless required by state or federal law.

With the exception of Minimum Acceptable Rates (MARs) entered on the
Bid Page in auctions utilizing Proxy Bidding, all information entered
on Web Site, as well as all computations based upon bids submitted,
will be accessible to the County and registered users, and may be disclosed
to third parties by the County pursuant to "right to know" or "freedom of
information" requests.

The County does not have access to MARs entered by Users on the Bid Page,
and consequently, the County will not be able to supply MARs pursuant to
"right to know" or "freedom of information" requests. GSG will keep
MARs confidential and will not divulge such information to third
parties, including the County, unless mandated to do so by a court of
competent jurisdiction.